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July 15, 2005
If this was a Jeopardy category, it would be called Potpourri
Yesterday I finally acquired that precious badge of comic nerd cred... The Composite Superman action figure! Because I am the worst collector/speculator in the world, I immediately ripped open the package and pulled out the figure. The reason I bring this up is to share with you the reaction of my wife, the lovely and fortunately non-judgmental Mrs. Pickytarian: "Look, he has half Batman penis and half Superman penis."
On his blog, Double Articulation, Jim Roeg posts a lengthy and scholarly examination of the narrative obstacles faced by superhero movies. In the process, he takes the Fantastic Four movie to task for its inability to overcome these obstacles. It's well worth your time, especially if you'd like to read something more considered and in-depth than cheap semi-jokes about an action figure's crotch. Good job, Jim!
Put me down as curious about but wary of Darwyn Cooke's upcoming Spirit series from DC. As much as I loved Cooke's recent issue of Solo and his New Frontier series, I have some reservations about setting The Spirit in the present day and teaming him up with Batman(?). For me, the strength of the book was Will Eisner's inspired drawing style and innovative visual storytelling rather than any inherent appeal of the characters. Of course I haven't read more than a handful of Spirit stories, so take my opinion for what it's worth. To that end, I have unqualified anticipation for the third part of DC's Spirit announcement, which is an affordable paperback reprint of "nearly two dozen" of Eisner's classic Spirit stories. The main thing that has kept me from reading more of the book is DC's insistence on reprinting them only in the unaffordable hardcover Archive format.
No word on whether they are going to bring back the poorly-aged racist caricatures from Eisner's series...
I feel so wanted... Dave Ex Machina has invited me to join his East Coast Bloggaz Crew. To quote GangStarr, "Peace to Boston, Philly, Connecticut, DC / All the east coast cities are fly to me!"
Posted by jdonelson_nyc at July 15, 2005 10:52 AM